A fallacy where someone invokes election results as proof of truth or correctness. "The people have spoken" becomes a way of ending debate, as if electoral outcomes settle factual or moral questions. The fallacy lies in confusing democratic processes with epistemic ones—treating votes as evidence rather than expressions of preference. Elections measure popularity, not truth; they register opinion, not fact. Appealing to elections as proof is like appealing to a popularity contest to settle a scientific question.
"You claim the policy is harmful. But it was democratically elected—the people chose it!" That's Appeal to Elections—treating votes as evidence of correctness. Elections choose leaders, not truths. The majority can be wrong; popularity isn't proof. Democracy is about who governs, not what's true. Confusing the two is how bad policies get defended as if they were facts."
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Get the Appeal to Elections mug.Hym "Stop appealing to Christianity. That isn't how the religion works. Jesus doesn't love trans. Like, no they aren't actually doing the religion but not doing the religion is part of the religion. 'God is on our side!' 'No ours!' I'll give you a hint: It's neither. You're just interpreting the word in a way mirrors your own desires. Is SO STUPID. It's just stupid."
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Before I tear down the cities and crush the armies of heaven, you shall do as an appetiser. come forth, child of man, and die.
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Get the Appearancable mug.Similar to the "appeal to authority fallacy," this occurs when an individual treats the output of an AI as absolute truth—rather than making their own argument—believing the AI to be a kind of deific superintelligence (perhaps more objective than any human authority). The information is accepted uncritically, without independent evaluation. This tendency is often observed among intellectually disengaged individuals online who are unable or unwilling to present a logically sound case of their own.
Tim: Presents a compelling case using his own reasoning.
Grug: “Oh yeah? Well, here’s what the AI said.” Posts erroneous AI output—likely without critically analyzing it.
Jon (onlooker): “There’s the appeal to AI fallacy again! Just because an AI made a claim, that doesn’t make it true—or even reasonable.”
Grug: “Oh yeah? Well, here’s what the AI said.” Posts erroneous AI output—likely without critically analyzing it.
Jon (onlooker): “There’s the appeal to AI fallacy again! Just because an AI made a claim, that doesn’t make it true—or even reasonable.”
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Jared while I stay in the hospital with mom while she gets an Enema can you go get food?
Jared: TBH I'm not very Appetiteable currently. But I could get you food!
Jared: TBH I'm not very Appetiteable currently. But I could get you food!
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